Winter Weather — Gilmer, Georgia

2022-12-26 · Gilmer, Georgia

Event narrative

Georgia DOT reported icy roadways due to light accumulations and subfreezing temperatures. All lanes of State Route 282 (Tail Creek Road) at Almond Joy Lane were closed.

Wider weather episode

Following an extremely cold Christmas day, a fast-moving clipper system produced light snow in north Georgia on December 26th. Even with the dry air mass in place, the system was able to squeeze out enough moisture to make it to the surface, resulting in a dusting of snow in the higher elevations of north Georgia and reports of snow flurries as far south as the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1073273. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.